Articles of Confederation

What was America's first constitution called?

• The Bill of Rights
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Magna Carta
• The Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation created a __________ central government.

• strong
• weak

Under the Articles of Confederation most of the power was held by the ________________.

• states

• central (or national) government

• king of Enland

The authors of the Articles of Confederation wanted to limit the powers of the central government because they were afraid of...

• invasion

• tyranny

• boredom

• too much work

How many branches did the US government have under the Articles?

• 1

• 2

• 3

True or False: There were no courts or judicial branch under the Articles of Confederation.

• true

• false

Under the Articles only the states could ______________.

• declare war

• print money

• collect taxes

It was difficult to enforce laws because there was no president or ________________ branch.

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

Which of the following was a power of the US (central) government under the Articles of Confederation?

• collect taxes

• enforce laws

• raise an army

• negotiate treaties (agreements) with other countries

To make an agreement official by signing or voting for it.

• bicameral

• ratify

• anarchy

• federal